Ramar Vs The State of Tamilnadu, rep by its The Superintendent

Ramar vs The State of Tamilnadu, rep by its The Superintendent

Type Court Judgment Court Chennai Decided Jul 03, 2026

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1663188
Court: Chennai High Court
Judge: Honourable Mr Justice a.D.Jagadish Chandira,Honourable Mrs Justice T.V.Thamilselvi
Decided On: Jul 03, 2026
Case Number: WP Crl.(MD)/3635/2026

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Ramar

Respondent

The State of Tamilnadu, rep by its The Superintendent

Excerpt

.....without escort to the detenue subburaj s/o./subacute, aged about 39 years, pid no.21378, detained at central prison, palayamkottai. for petitioner : mr.s.manoharan for respondents : mr.d.venkatesh, counsel for the state of tamil nadu (crl. side)order[order of the court was made by a.d.jagadish chandira, j.]the writ petition has been filed seeking writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the order bearing no. 3634/tha.ku.2/2026 dated 19.06.2026 passed by the 1st respondent and quash the same and consecutively direct the respondents to grant emergency leave for 6 days without escort to the detenue subburaj s/o./subbukutti, aged about 39 years, pid no.21378, detained at central prison, palayamkottai.2. mr.s.manoharan, learned counsel for the petitioner wouldsubmit that the petitioner hails from a poor background and the petitioner's brother who has been detained in the prison as a convict prisoner has been page no.2 of 6 granted emergency leave with escort. due to the poor financial status, they are unable to pay for the fees of escorts and thereby, the present petition has been filed seeking to permit the petitioner to go on leave without escort.3. mr.d.venkatesh, learned counsel for the state of tamilnadu (crl. side) appearing for the respondents would submit that the petitioner is going on leave for the first time and thereby he has been directed to go along with escort. however, he would submit the conduct of the prisoner is good. 4.heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the materials available on record.5. taking into consideration that the sister of the convictprisoner is suffering from serious ill health and also considering the poor financial status and family circumstances of the petitioner, we are inclined to grant emergency leave to the convict prisoner without escort, on the following conditions: page no.3 of 6(i) the convict prisoner namely, subburaj, s/o.subbukutti, (pid no.21378) now detained in the.....

Full Judgment

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.07.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.V.THAMILSELVI W.P.Crl.(MD)No.3635 of 2026 and W.M.P.Crl.(MD)No.887 of 2026 Ramar ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its The Superintendent Central Prison Madurai - 625 016. 2.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by The Superintendent of Police O/o.the Superintendent of Police Palayamkottai - 627 002. 3.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Inspector Of Police Thatchanallur Police Station Tirunelveli - 627 358. ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the order bearing No.3634/Tha.Ku.2/2026 dated 19.06.2026 passed by the 1st respondent and quash the same and consecutively direct the
Page No.1 of 6 respondents to grant emergency leave for 6 days without escort to the detenue Subburaj S/o./Subacute, aged about 39 years, PID No.21378, detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Manoharan For Respondents : Mr.D.Venkatesh, Counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu (Crl. side)

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.]

The writ petition has been filed seeking writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the order bearing No. 3634/Tha.Ku.2/2026 dated 19.06.2026 passed by the 1st respondent and quash the same and consecutively direct the respondents to grant emergency leave for 6 days without escort to the detenue Subburaj S/o./Subbukutti, aged about 39 years, PID No.21378, detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai.

2. Mr.S.Manoharan, learned counsel for the petitioner would

submit that the petitioner hails from a poor background and the petitioner's brother who has been detained in the prison as a convict prisoner has been Page No.2 of 6 granted emergency leave with escort. Due to the poor financial status, they are unable to pay for the fees of escorts and thereby, the present petition has been filed seeking to permit the petitioner to go on leave without escort.

3. Mr.D.Venkatesh, learned Counsel for the State of Tamil

Nadu (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondents would submit that the petitioner is going on leave for the first time and thereby he has been directed to go along with escort. However, he would submit the conduct of the prisoner is good. 4.Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the materials available on record.

5. Taking into consideration that the sister of the convict

prisoner is suffering from serious ill health and also considering the poor financial status and family circumstances of the petitioner, we are inclined to grant emergency leave to the convict prisoner without escort, on the following conditions: Page No.3 of 6

(i) The convict prisoner namely, Subburaj, S/o.Subbukutti, (PID No.21378) now detained in the Central Prison, Palayamkottai, is granted emergency leave for six days from 06.07.2026 to 11.07.2026 without escort

(ii) The convict prisoner shall be released from the prison at 7.00 a.m on 06.07.2026 and he shall surrender before the prison authority on 12.07.2026 before 10.00 a.m.,

(iii) The convict prisoner shall appear before the 3rd respondent police daily at 06.30 p.m., without fail.

(iii) During the leave period, the convict prisoner shall abide by all the conditions prescribed in the Jail Manual.

6. With the above direction, the Writ Petition stands allowed.

No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [A.D.J.C., J.] [T.V.T.S., J.] 03.07.2026 Index : Yes / No rm Note : Issue order copy on 03.07.2026 Page No.4 of 6 To: 1.The Superintendent Central Prison Madurai - 625 016. 2.The Superintendent of Police O/o.the Superintendent of Police Palayamkottai - 627 002. 3.The Inspector of Police Thatchanallur Police Station Tirunelveli - 627 358. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Page No.5 of 6

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

AND

T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.

ORDER MADE IN

W.P.Crl.(MD)No.3635 of 2026 DATED : 03.07.2026 Page No.6 of 6

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